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Laser Particle Counting

Solids Content Measurement

Liquid Content Measurement

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Direct Contaminant Measurement

Liquid contamination is often present in naturalgas pipelines as an aerosol. Liquid aerosols,although small in mass, can build up over timeand have damaging effects on downstream equipment. The Direct Contaminant Measurement(DCM) high pressure laser particle counter is usedto measure the size, distribution, and content ofaerosols in a pipeline. In order to insure that arepresentative amount of contaminant aerosol ismeasured, the gas will be sampled isokinetically.The pipeline pressure and temperature are alsomaintained during DCM measurement as not tovaporize or condense additional aerosols whiletesting. Data collected from DCM measurement is often used to determine if costly aerosol removing filtration equipment is actually requiredin a system.

Scientific Process Solutions (SPS) utilizes differenttesting protocols to measure the many types ofcontaminant found in today’s pipelines.

T O TA L C O N TA M I N A N T A N A LY S I S S Y S T E M

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A P P L I C AT I O N S__Natural gas fired power plant fuel gas qualification __Natural gas processing plants__Natural gas dehydration plants__Gas and liquid pipelines__Compressor stations__Refinery gas, liquid, and liquid/liquid systems__Filtration and separation equipment performance analysis__Filtration and separation equipment feasibility and design selection__Positive preventative protectionmonitoring__Salt Water Disposal Optimization

T E S T I N G C A PA B I L I T I E S__On site natural gas laser aerosol particle counting and distribution measurement__On site natural gas free liquid content measurement and analysis__On site natural gas total suspended solids (TSS) measurement__On site natural gas microscopic solids particle sizing and distribution__On site liquid total suspended solids (TSS) measurement__On site liquid contaminant microscopic particle sizing and distribution__On site liquid surface tension measurement__On site liquid interfacial surface tension measurement__On site liquid moisture content__Contaminant identification analysis__Salt Water Disposal Pilot Testing__On-site G C Testing

C O N S U LT I N G S E R V I C E S__Gas fired power plant fuel qualification analysis and troubleshooting__Natural gas dehydration plant operational cost optimization__Natural gas processing plant operational cost optimization__Natural gas compressor station operational cost optimization__Piping header and bypass configurations__Separator design selection and troubleshooting__Scrubber design selection and troubleshooting__Filtration equipment design selection and troubleshooting__Computational fluid dynamic (CFD) studies__On-site Gas Chromatography

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Micron LevelsMeasured

K N O W T H E C O N TA M I N A N T B E F O R E S P E N D I N G VA L U A B L E C A P I TA L F U N D SThe selection of filtration and separation equipment can be a difficult task. Filtration and separation companies offernumerous different technologies to handle different contaminants for different applications. The key word being"different". Contaminants and contaminant mixtures are almost always different. The key to selecting the optimumseparation technology for a service is to have real data on the contaminant’s volume, size, and physical characteristics. All toooften, filtration and separation equipment is selected, purchased, and installed with very little known about thecontaminant. The result often produces damaged downstream equipment and/or over budget operational cost due to poorperformance. SPS was developed as an entity dedicated to providing the scientific data needed to make sound filtration andseparation selection decisions.

G A S C L E A N L I N E S S Q U A L I F I C AT I O N T E S T I N GToday’s gas turbines and other critical gas systems are extremely sensitive to liquid, liquid aerosol, and solids contamination. Most manufacturers have developed gas cleanliness requirement specifications for fuel and feed gas streams.The SPS "Total Contaminant Analysis System", using different testing protocols, provides the scientific data needed to qualify gas streams for use with contaminant sensitive equipment.

Coalescer Contaminant Measurement

As liquid contaminant increases in volume it willstart to travel along the sides and bottom of a gas pipeline as a liquid stream. The volume of astream of liquid in a pipeline is important to knowprior to the selection and sizing of separationequipment. The Coalescer ContaminantMeasurement (CCM) skid utilizes a gas coalescervessel to measure free liquid streams in a gaspipeline. Solids collected on the testing elementcan also be qualitatively analyzed with a microscope for size and general content. TheCCM skid can be used to measure the performance of separation equipment. The CCMsystem is also commonly used to measure thecontaminant content in a pipeline to determinethe type of separation equipment required foroptimal economic performance.

Solids Contaminant Measurement

Solid particle contamination found in natural gasand liquid pipelines will act to wear rotating components, foul heat exchangers, contaminatecooling liquids, plug processing equipment, aswell as enhance numerous other processing andequipment problems. The Solids ContaminantMeasurement (SCM) system utilizes a filter diskholder assembly to isokinetically sample and collect solid contaminant in a pipeline. Once thecontaminant is collected it will be measuredaccording to industry standard gravimetric measurement practices to provide total suspended solids (TSS) data. Particles collected on the filter disk can be microscopically analyzedto provide a particle size distribution. Data produced can then be used to evaluate a filter’s performance or to determine if additional filtration equipment is needed. Data from SCMtesting is commonly used to select filter elementtypes and ratings that will optimize performanceto lower system operational cost.

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Solids

Aerosols andFree Liquids

Scientific Process Solutions, Inc.118 Washington AvenueP.O. Box 640Mineral Wells, Tx 76068Phone: 940-327-6347Fax: 940-325-4622Email: SPS-Sales@sps2test.comwww.sps2 te s t . com

SPS Mobile Laboratory

Currently, most energy industry testing is accomplished by collecting samples, then mailing or transporting themto a third party laboratory where they sit and wait to beanalyzed. During this time, the samples change and oftenlose contaminant to the sample container. Many of themost important samples that require analysis for plantoptimization studies are never sent to the laboratory asthey are volatile in nature. The SPS mobile laboratory is a fully self-contained facility that allows most sampleanalysis to occur immediately after the sample is taken.Immediate analysis of samples helps to eliminate testinginaccuracies due to changes that will occur in a sampleover time. Immediate analysis also yields immediateresults. Test reports can be printed out and issued withinminutes after the sample is taken, giving the client moretime to make critical decisions.

SPS is a Subsidiary of Perry Equipment Corporation.

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Salt Water Disposal (SWD) Filtration Pilot Testing

Salt water disposal facilities commonly prove to be challenging applications for filtration technologies. Heavy solids loading and varying solid particle size distributions can easily overwhelm existing contaminant removal systemscausing poor filter element life and disposal well reservoir damage. SPS utilizes a proprietary pilot filtration system and an on-site mobile filtration laboratory to quickly discover the optimum filtration scheme for a system’s specific contaminant characteristics. The utilization of this system eliminates years of filter element trial and error that commonly damages the disposal reservoir.